Other notable announcements and developments today... • UK record industry collecting society PPL achieved its largest ever international collections - so royalties pulled in from its alliances with other societies worldwide - in 2016. Global monies were up 34% to £49.1 million. • US-based children's music brand Kidz Bop - which puts out albums of kids singing kid-friendly versions of current pop songs - will launch in the UK this spring, working with Universal Music, where Simon Barnabas is "THRILLED" about the venture. I bet he was actually "fucking THRILLED", but you know, got to keep it kid friendly. • Devlin has released the video for new single 'Blow Your Mind'. • Brian Jonestown Massacre will release new album 'Don't Get Lost' on 24 Feb. From it, this is 'Fact 67'. • Japanese rock band Scandal have announced that they will release a 36 track best of compilation in Europe through JPU Records on 3 Mar. Included tracks were selected by fans, plus the band have added two new songs. Here's a trailer. • Dominic Waxing Lyrical will release a new album, 'Rural Tonic', on 21 Apr. Here's first single 'Sugar Daddy'. • Stormzy has announced a sixteen date UK tour starting at the end of March and finishing with two nights at the Brixton Academy on 2-3 May. Tickets go on sale on Thursday. • Cabbage have announced three new UK shows in June, following their many upcoming sold out dates. They'll play The Scala in London on 29 Jun, Birmingham's Institute 3 on 30 Jun, and the Ritz in Manchester on 1 Jul.
Feb 7, 2017
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CMU's One Liners: PPL, Kidz Bop, Devlin, more
PPL reports record international collections for 2016, Kidz Bop launches in the UK with Universal Music, and several artists announce releases and tour dates.